linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/22] serial: 8250_dw: Add optional reset control support

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Date:	Fri, 23 May 2014 10:19:47 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...aro.org>,
	Emilio Lopez <emilio@...pez.com.ar>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Boris BREZILLON <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	Luc Verhaegen <libv@...net.be>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/22] serial: 8250_dw: Add optional reset control support

On Friday 23 May 2014 15:51:04 Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>                 p->regshift = val;
>  
> +       data->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(p->dev, NULL);
> +
>         /* clock got configured through clk api, all done */
>         if (p->uartclk)
>                 return 0;
> @@ -362,6 +366,9 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>                 return -ENODEV;
>         }
>  
> +       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(data->rst))
> +               reset_control_deassert(data->rst);
> +

You should basically never use IS_ERR_OR_NULL(). devm_reset_control_get_optional()
doesn't return NULL, so IS_ERR() should be safe.

Alternatively, change the code above to set data->rst to NULL if there
is no reset line or error out if you get a different error (e.g. EPROBE_DEFER).

	Arnd
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